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| Four young men have been killed in a road accident in County Monaghan. | Four young men have been killed in a road accident in County Monaghan. |
| The collision which involved two cars, happened near the village of Three Mile House, outside Monaghan town, just after 0200 BST. | The collision which involved two cars, happened near the village of Three Mile House, outside Monaghan town, just after 0200 BST. |
| The four men, who were pronounced dead at the scene, were aged between 19 and 21. Another man was critically injured and is in Monaghan General Hospital. | The four men, who were pronounced dead at the scene, were aged between 19 and 21. Another man was critically injured and is in Monaghan General Hospital. |
| Irish police said all of those involved in the accident were from the local area. | Irish police said all of those involved in the accident were from the local area. |
| The scene of the crash, along a country road, was cordoned off by gardai for a technical examination. | |
| Post mortem examinations are due to be carried out on the bodies of the dead men. | |
| SDLP assembly member John Dallat expressed sympathy for the families of the victims as he attended the Northern Ireland Road Safety Council's annual conference outside Belfast. | SDLP assembly member John Dallat expressed sympathy for the families of the victims as he attended the Northern Ireland Road Safety Council's annual conference outside Belfast. |
| The East Londonderry representative said Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic needed to develop an all-island strategy on road safety. | The East Londonderry representative said Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic needed to develop an all-island strategy on road safety. |
| "There can be no doubt that a lack of political will in the past has contributed to death on the roads north and south and must not be part of the future," he said. | "There can be no doubt that a lack of political will in the past has contributed to death on the roads north and south and must not be part of the future," he said. |
| "We must work together to harmonise our laws, share our information and jointly create a new ethic which lifts us out of the bottom of the league of European countries." | "We must work together to harmonise our laws, share our information and jointly create a new ethic which lifts us out of the bottom of the league of European countries." |